People who ostracise others are definitely the uncool ones, and I know exactly how you feel on that, so you're not alone in this case.

There is much I would like to say here.

But suffice to say, you judge your peers too harshly.
For one, I am from a very tiny midwestern town. I know some fantastic people who have been nothing but the kindest of people to me.

I also knew a bunch of hick kids growing up in high school who were total assholes. Again, I'd love to talk at greater depth about this, but I'm falling asleep.
I am very much interested in talking to you more about this. Suffice to say though:
Being from a small town means you are a hick, or a redneck.

That is because people are bigoted. People like to look down on everybody not from the east coast or west coast. I will sound like a monster when I say this, but this is just from my experience:

Most Californians I've met, regard anyone not from California or New York as hicks or non-people. They look down on anybody from, "fly over" states as though there are only two states in the union. They are the most self centered, egotistical, spoiled rotten people who are disconnected from reality as I have ever seen. By far the most bigoted people I have ever had the displeasure of talking to. Reiterated for clarity:
Not all Californians are like this. I can name several off the top of my head who will still remain nameless out of courtesy who are not. But the point I'm getting across is that whenever I read or hear "LOL REDNECK" comments that are uneducated and ignorant, they come from loud mouth, self centered, mindless Californian bigots.

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others," either shuts them up, or they just stare, blankly, slack jawed, as if they had never seen a book in their life.

Try that line sometime with them. If I were you, I would have said that with a smirk and biting sarcasm.

Once again, I really really need to stress this:
Not everybody from California is like this. Maybe it's just me. I really hope so.

But I hear a lot of people from California regard people not from the east or west coast as basically non-people.
And their ideals of non-egalitarianism make me fume.

There isn't much that can be said.

You've completely entrenched yourself in the completely correct belief that most people are petty, superficial, and generally not worth speaking to...

... and in doing so, you are basically, officially, giving them the finger harder than anyone has likely ever given it to you. It's like murdering for peace, fucking to keep your virginity, and all those other oxymoronic ideas. You are saying 'because you hate and you judge I am judging all of you worthy of my disgust.'


We're all human, babe. The sooner you realize that the mistakes we make do not make anyone any less than - any less worth talking to, any less worth getting to know, or any less worth ignoring - the sooner you'll realize that we're all a little anti-social, and for no wrong reason.

You're right, If anything I made this post out of pure venting. It's hard to tolerate some people, and when you let others push you into hiding they win. I think fandom, Furry and others, have that problem a little more than most of humanity. I'm going to push though this despite the discomfort I may get from others. I know the chances of convincing some is as easy as teaching a rock how to fly, but I can't isolate myself again.

Just to know I live roughly in the city of Gardena Ca about an hour's drive from the Los Angeles Coast. I'm open for meet-ups, sadly I have one of those schedules that doesn't include weekends so It will be tricky.